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New Tech Bends Sound Through Space So It Reaches Only Your Ear in a Crowd

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Audible enclaves are local pockets of sound no one else can hearno headphones required. Newly published research from our team at Penn State introduces a way to create audible enclaves localized pockets of sound that are isolated from their surroundings. What Is Sound? How did we do this?

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A new airplane silently broke the sound barrier. It looks nothing like NASA’s X-59

Fast Company Tech

From the moment Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, zipping from New York to Paris in less than three hours became every travelers dream. On our first flight, we expected to break the sound barrier without a sonic boomthat was our prediction, Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, tells me.

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Jackbox is back with new party games, including one based on sound effects

Engadget

" These include an audio-based game in which players compete to make the best sound effects. This one brings online matchmaking into the mix, though folks can still play locally via the classic Jackbox room code. Theres also a fantasy-themed trivia title and a head-to-head joke-writing game.

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Netflixs Adolescence review: One of the best, most devastating shows of 2025

Mashable Tech

What follows is an unbroken hour at the local police station, where the camera roves between small-talking officers, wary solicitors, and the devastated Miller family as they huddle in a sterile waiting room and try to piece together what their son — who maintains his innocence — has been accused of. But the thing is, it does.

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NPR CEO Katherine Maher makes the case for why public radio is essential to American democracy

Fast Company Tech

Maher gives a preview to her testimony, sharing how funding cuts would impact Americans broad access to crucial news and information, particularly in rural and local areas. That sounds almost quaint right now though. they’re listening to their local station, which is probably, chances are, attached to a local university.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Does that sound far-fetched? Try joining an organization or association in your community, taking part in neighborhood cleanups, or volunteering at your local senior center, animal shelter, or museum. You can take care of local parks, conservation areas, community gardens, and more. Theres scientific research backing it up.

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Google’s latest Pixel feature drop adds even more battery optimizations and Adaptive Sound

The Verge

Alongside some brand-new functionality like Adaptive Sound, which “improves the sound quality of your phone speaker based on your surroundings,” the December drop is also bringing many of the latest software features from the Pixel 5, 4A 5G, and 4A to older devices; Google says the Pixel 3 and newer will be included. Image: Google.

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